Caprica: ‘My daughter is a terrorist.’

I had decided to wait for the second episode before I wrote about “Caprica,” mainly because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to. Sure, I’m the “Battlestar” blogger, but a lot has been written about the pilot, and I watched it mostly out of duty. The writers had a lot of people and plot to introduce; I wasn’t sure if I cared.

However, a simple production cost-saver turned out to be the thing that made me care: instead of using only shots of the Cylon prototype with Zoe’s voice, they use a few robot shots to set the scene but otherwise use the Zoe Graystone character herself. Sort of like when a character is a ghost, and we see them but no one else does, except here, they see a robot and we see Zoe. The constant scenes of a bewildered Zoe made me realize that this Cylon is more than just a toaster, it is a thinking, feeling being. Is it a person? I don’t know. But isn’t that just what BSG’s “skinjobs” were trying to get the colonists to understand?

The opening credits: cheeseball, but not in a good way!

Does one of the planets have a Canadian-style accent? The female Pyramid TV analyst sounded so Canadian, I expected the McKenzie brothers to pop out. And they sing their national anthem before the game just like we do. Curious as to who wrote it. Poor Daniel Greystone has tons of money and still the Bucs are a terrible team. Too bad they’ll have to wait 60 years for Samuel T. Anders.

The scenes of the memorial were such a flashback to 9-11. Imagine what would have happened if someone had said “my daughter caused this thing” at one of those events. All hell would have broken loose.

Looks like Sam Adama may be following “The Wire’s” Omar in the tradition of the gay thug. Interesting. Perhaps future Willie joins the military to get away from his uncle’s thuggish influence (he’s already gotten the kid arrested) or is forced to join instead of going to jail.

My biggest beef: This show is supposed to be 58 years prior to “Battlestar.” Little Willie Adams is supposed to be 11-years-old. So, that would mean the Admiral was 69. I don’t think so. I always thought of him as late 50s, maybe very early 60s. I get that they want the kid old enough to have a personality, interact with other people and have some sort of angst over the deaths of his mother and sister, but then they need to re-estimate the prequel date. However, I do buy Esai Morales as EJO’s father.

And how about Sister Clarice’s group marriage? Okay, they have one god, but can marry multiple people who can also marry multiple people. Or perhaps the two things are just a coincidence? With all those people and children running around, I was a bit confused. If it gets us more Scott Porter, I’ll be patient and see what happens.

Actually, that statement applies to a lot about this show. Remember, folks, this is not BSG and it needs to find its own way.